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Re: The Classic Craftsman 100/150 Drill Press SUCCESS!!!! I chipped away enough paint around the pawl nut to get some WD40 into the pawl. I was just barely able to pull the pawl knob to tighten the spring up. I removed the bumper and will install an oring on the quill. Once I sprayed some WD40...

Would I cause any harm if I could just cut it out?

Quill lock works fine as does everything else, Craptain. I'm sure it all needs some amount of attention, but nothing major. I'll try pulling on that pawl again after some penetrating oil & see if I can loosen it up. I don't want to unscrew the entire pawl assembly out of the housing if I don't...

I’ve WD40’d that pawl and pulled and it didn’t move but I’ll try again. I’ll try to attach a pic if I can.

Testing

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. It looks like the one on the left. I can take the flat plate off to access the spring and it looks in fine shape. I can turn the assembly a degree or two counterclock-wise and the spring works correctly. Looking straight at the assembly from the left...

New member here from New Hampshire. I've already learned a lot from roaming around your site. I have an OLD Craftsman floor model drill press I bought in a blind auction back in the '80's (and it was old then). I've learned from your site that it's around a 1937 or 38....and still works great...

First time poster here. Looks like an interesting site. I have a 1937-38 floor model Craftsman drill press (unrestored) that works wonderfully after all these years. But I need to tighten the spring mechanism up for the quill and don't know how to do it. All the pieces are there but I have to...